a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was born in Burke County, N. C., but the date is unrecorded. He embraced religion in i800, and in 1803 entered the Virginia Conference. In 1813 he located, but again resumed the active -work of the ministry in 1814, and continued faithful until old-age compelled him to retire, in 1827. He died in Livingston County, Mo., Jan. 15, 1848. Mr. Ballew was well versed in the Bible and an excellent man. See Minutes of Annual Conferences of the M. E. Church South, 1849, p. 231.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More